Best My Nanas Aniseed Cookies Recipes

ANISEED COOKIES

Steps:

• Grease and flour baking sheets.
• Beat egg yolks, powdered sugar and salt in a large bowl until pale and creamy.
• Beat egg whites until very stiff; fold into egg yolk mixture.
• Siftflour, baking powder and aniseed onto egg mixture; fold in quickly but thoroughly.
• Fill a pastry bag fitted with a plain nozzle with cookie mixture.
• Pipe in small rounds onto prepared baking sheets.
• Let stand overnight to dry out.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Bake cookies 20 minutes.
• Cool on rack.

NANA'S ANISE CUTOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Thoroughly cream butter,sugar vanilla and anise. Add eggs; beat til light and fluffy
• 2. Stir in milk
• 3. Gradually add dry ingredients(I use my kitchen aid stand mixer) til blended. Divide dough in half and chill several hours
• 4. When ready to bake; On lightly floured surface, roll to 1/4 in thickness. Cut into your favorite shapes. Bake on greased cookie sheet spaced 1 in. apart for 9-11 minutes.(depending on how thick or thin you roll them) @ 375 degrees. Cool slightly, remove from pan to rack to decorate. Frost as you wish..............Yields 3-4 dozen depending on thickness and size of cutter
• 5. Frost with your favorite Buttercream frosting Hint: I add anise to my frosting to compliment the flavor in the cookie...Nana always did. Enjoy!

NANA'S SOFT AND TASTY SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with electric mixer
• 2. Add in eggs, vanilla and sour creme and beat together
• 3. In a seperate medium size bowl whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• 4. Add flour mix to the wet mix and beat on low speed until just blended
• 5. Form dough into balls slightly under an inch round. Roll in colored sugar or sprinkles and put balls on ungreased cookies sheet
• 6. Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 9 to 10 minutes, just until they are set. (they may look like they are not dont to you but thats ok)
• 7. Leave cookies on the cookie sheets for another 10 minutes outside of oven (this will allow them to finish baking)
• 8. Remove from cookie sheets and drizzle with icing if desired